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eastbound en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈistbaʊnd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English east Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English eastbound From east + -bound.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Moving or heading towards the east.
   • [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains. 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
   • The eastbound train is late again!

Translations (3)

de nach Osten (moving or heading towards the east) · es adesteño (moving or heading towards the east) · de Richtung Osten (moving or heading towards the east)

eastbound en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈistbaʊnd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English east Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English eastbound From east + -bound.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Toward the east.
   • He drove eastbound on the George Washington Bridge.

Translations (2)

de Richtung Osten (toward the east) · de nach Osten (toward the east)